Cheryl Miller

March 05, 2024 | The Recorder

During oral arguments, the justices asked repeatedly why COVID-19 business losses should be covered by commercial property insurance policies.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 04, 2024 | The Recorder

While more women and attorneys of color are becoming judges in California, their percentages still don't mirror the Golden State's population as a whole.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

March 02, 2024 | The Recorder

The state bar's board of trustees will also pursue a possible licensing-fee restructuring that would determine how much lawyers pay annually based on their income, job description or years of practice.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 01, 2024 | The Recorder

Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Ash Kalra said he wants to add injunctive relief to a judge's "toolbox" in PAGA cases.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Law.com

"I think that upholding the supremacy of marijuana scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act is a weak argument," said McCarter & English partner Ryan Magee.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

February 28, 2024 | The Recorder

Debra Archuleta, David Milton and Craig Mitchell, all current or former Los Angeles County judges, are among 11 challengers trying to knock off incumbent District Attorney George Gascón.

By Cheryl Miller

7 minute read

February 27, 2024 | The Recorder

The state bar's executive director, Leah Wilson, said she wouldn't recommend asking lawmakers for the full $164 increase in 2025 given its large size.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

February 23, 2024 | The Recorder

"As the technology develops, the laws have to try to keep up with them," said Husch Blackwell partner Mhare Mouradian. "And it's definitely a race."

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

February 22, 2024 | Law.com

Lawyers for an elderly property owner in Los Angeles said she didn't know her tenant was selling unlicensed marijuana and that charges against her should be dropped. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office said such a ruling would undermine local authority to regulate cannabis operations.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

February 21, 2024 | The Recorder

Brian Maas, a leader in the campaign to repeal California's Private Attorneys General Act, said that while initiative backers are confident they can win in November, they'd like the Legislature to "weigh in" on the labor law.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read